Patents by Inventor Norwin Simms

Norwin Simms has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for communicating data over a data network
    Patent number: 8406135
    Abstract: A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) is modified to monitor when a line synchronizes (i.e. sets up a DSL connection) and to automatically generate a notification to be sent to a management device of the access network if the rate has changed from the last time the line synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Ashley Pickering, Philip Everett, Norwin Simms, Gary Dalby, Trevor Linney
  • Method and apparatus for communicating data over a data network and controlling an amount of bandwidth a user can transmit or receive over a DSL connection
    Patent number: 8144580
    Abstract: A management device for automatically provisioning a Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) for use in connecting Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to an Internet Protocol (IP) network via a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) and the BRAS, the management device comprising: a first interface for receiving from time to time data readings from the DSLAM indicative of the current or recent line rate of the DSL; a processor unit for calculating from the received data readings a consistent rate indicative of a consistent line rate of the DSL based on a plurality of data readings for the DSL from the DSLAM; and a second interface for transmitting provisioning messages to the BRAS for provisioning the BRAS to restrict data flowing to the DSL to a maximum rate selected by the management device in accordance with the calculated consistent rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Ashley Pickering, Philip Everett, Norwin Simms, Gary Dalby, Trevor Linney
  • Method and Apparatus for Communication Data Over a Data Network
    Publication number: 20090262647
    Abstract: A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) is modified to monitor when a line synchronizes (i.e. sets up a DSL connection) and to automatically generate a notification to be sent to a management device of the access network if the rate has changed from the last time the line synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley Pickering, Philip Everett, Norwin Simms, Gary Dalby, Trevor Linney
  • Method and Apparatus for Communicating Data Over a Data Network
    Publication number: 20090103559
    Abstract: A management device for automatically provisioning a Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) for use in connecting Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to an Internet Protocol (IP) network via a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) and the BRAS, the management device comprising: a first interface for receiving from time to time data readings from the DSLAM indicative of the current or recent line rate of the DSL; a processor unit for calculating from the received data readings a consistent rate indicative of a consistent line rate of the DSL based on a plurality of data readings for the DSL from the DSLAM; and a second interface for transmitting provisioning messages to the BRAS for provisioning the BRAS to restrict data flowing to the DSL to a maximum rate selected by the management device in accordance with the calculated consistent rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Ashley Pickering, Philip Everett, Norwin Simms, Gary Dalby, Trevor Linney